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ANNEX CProtracted casesongoing in2014/2015Comment: Figures and sources Comment: SituationNo. of peoplestill displacedin 2014/2015Duration ofdisplacement*Country DisasterTotal no. ofpeople displaced**StartdateReturn to some radiation contaminated and coastal areas notpermittedPolitical controversy related to nuclear plants, mistrust of governmentand private sector assessments of safe areasLengthy and expensive community relocation: lack of suitable land,shortage of construction workers and materialsHealth and social impacts: stress, trauma; deaths during displacement;family and community separation and breakdownMix of situations with different prospects for IDPs.Mar 2011 492,000 4 yrs 230,000 Source: Japanese ReconstructionAgency, March 2015. IDPs displacedby technological hazard as well asearthquake and tsunami.Habitable land for relocation unavailable or prohibitively expensive;limited capacity of local authorities leading to delays in construction;ongoing disaster risk (repeated typhoons/floods); pre-disasterlandlessness and povertyOngoing violence and armed conflict in Mindanao prevents returnto some areasDiscrimination against tenants and landless in shelter assistanceJapan Tōhokuearthquake/tsunamiandnuclearaccidentSource: UNHCR Philippines, March2015. Number of IDPs living ingovernment-established bunkhouses,transitional shelters or tent cities.At least140,000PhilippinesTyphoonBopha/PabloDec 2012 1,931,970 2 yrs, 3mths92 Global Estimates 2015